<5raiti>  prairie  Seminars 


Commercial  College 


Souvenir 


1863-1901 


>TORSCAL  SURVEY 


GRAND  PRAIRIE  SEMINARY 


AND 


COMMERCIAL  COLLEGE. 


1863-1901. 


PRICE   1O    CENTS 


ONARGA,  ILLINOIS 


RECITATION  HALL.  CONSERVATORY  AND  CHAPEL. 

LADIES'  BOARDING  HALL. 


REV.    P.    T.    RHODES,    }).    ]). 
Founder  of  Grand  Prairie  Seminary.     Residence,  Attica,  Ind. 


TRUSTEES    AND    OFFICERS. 


TRUSTEES    AND    OFFICERS. 


FACULTY  FOR   19O1-19O2. 


REV.  FRANCIS  GEORGE  BARNES,  A.  B.,   D.  D.(  PRESIDENT. 
Mental  and  Moral  Science. 


LEONARD  HEGNAUER.  A.  B. 
Professor  of  German  and  Natural  Science. 


MISS  ELIZABETH  HENRY,  B.  S.,  PH.  B.,  PRECEPTRESS. 
Instructor  of  English  and  History. 


MRS.   ELLEN  P.  MILLER,  A.  B.,  A.  M. 
Instructor  of  Latin  and  Pedagogy. 


MISS  BESSIE  C.  SMITH.  A.  B. 
Instructor  of  Greek,   History  and  English. 


STEPHEN  D.  VAN  BENTHUYSEN,  PRINCIPAL  SCHOOL  OK  BUSINESS. 
Professor  of  Business  Science,  Shorthand  and  Typewriting. 


TOLBERT  EUGENE  ASHTON,  DIRECTOR  OF  CONSERVATORY  OK  Music. 
Instructor  in  Piano,  Harmony  and  Voice. 


MISS  ANNA  KEWLEY. 
Instructor  in  Art. 


MISS  BELLE  RATCLIFFE. 
Instructor  of  Elocution  and  Physical  Culture. 


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MISS    ELIZABETH    HENRY. 


MISS    BELLE    RATCLIFFE. 


ANNOUNCEMENT. 


This  Souvenir  Photogravure  goes  forth  to  attract  the  attention  of  those  who 
are  interested  in  Higher  Christian  Education  and  to  direct  that  attention  to  Grand 
Prairie  Seminary  and  Commercial  College  at  Onarga,  111. 

You  have  heard  of  the  school  before  but  you  will  be  glad  to  see  the  faces  of 
its  faculty,  trustees,  a  few  of  its  many  friends  and  a  very  few  of  those  who  have 
gone  from  its  halls  into  spheres  of  prosperity  and  usefulness. 

If  the  Seminary  has  done  magnificent  work  in  the  past  —  and  this  booklet 
suggests  but  a  slight  part  of  it — she  has  far  brighter  prospects  before  her  in  the 
large  endowment  secured  ;  in  the  affiliation  with  Northwestern  University  ;  and 
especially  in  the  faith  of  the  people  in  her  power,  and  their  awakening  to  the 
value  of  higher  Christian  education  in  a  school  near  at  hand. 

The  strong  corps  of  teachers,  deservedly  popular  with  the  students,  who 
made  possible  the  marked  success  of  the  past  school  year,  has  been  nearly  all 
retained  for  the  coming  year. 

Rev.  Frank  G.  Barnes,  D.  D.,  who  has  come  to  us  from  Epworth,  Iowa, 
where  he  directed  the  affairs  of  Epworth  Seminary  for  a  number  of  years  with 
great  success,  has  inspired  the  people  with  confidence  wherever  he  has  met  them, 
and  promises  to  add  great  strength  as  Principal  of  the  faculty. 

While  our  major  work  is  college  preparatory  we  offer  equally  strong  courses 
in  business  and  short-hand,  normal,  music,  elocution  and  physical  culture, 
and  art. 

We  want  you  who  are  older  among  our  friends  and  patrons.  We  want  you 
to  be  interested  in  the  Seminary  as  a  possible  center  of  tremendous  influence  for 
good.  Such  centers  are  needed  and  must  have  support.  We  want  you  who  are 
younger,  whose  education  is  not  yet  completed,  to  come  where  you  may  be  in- 
spired and  prepared  for  your  place  in  the  great  world  in  which  you  live.  The 
University  has  passed  its  fiftieth  year;  the  Seminary  is  nearing  its  fortieth  birth- 
day. Their  students  are  counted  by  the  many  thousands  and  are  occupying  the 
best  of  positions  everywhere  in  the  world.  Come  and  receive  Christian  culture 
and  development;  come  and  prepare  yourself  for  the  position  that  is  waiting  for 
for  you;  come  and  join  the  ranks  preparing  for  the  battle  of  life  and  the  victory 
of  faith;  come  and  touch  elbows  with  the  earnest  company  of  young  men  and 
women  striving  to  become  the  worthy  successors  of  the  aged  alumni  whose  work 
is  well  done. 


CALENDAR. 


Fall  Term  begins  ..................  September  3,  1901 

Winter  Term  begins  .....    .  .  .  :  .....  December  3,  1902 

Spring  Term  begins  ..................  March  18,  1902 

Baccalaureate  Sunday  .................  June  i,  1902 

Commencement  Day  .....................  June  5,  1902 


THE    NEW    PRESIDENT    OF    GRAND    PRAIRIE    SEMINARY 
AND    COMMERCIAL    COLLEGE. 


REV.    FRANK    G.    BARNES,    D.   D. 


Read  Seminary  "Ad,"  Page  47 
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HON.   WM.    A.    RANKIN,    ONARGA,    ILL. 

One  of  the  liberal  endowers  of  the  Seminary. 

Mr.  Rankin  is  State  Representative,  an  extensive  farmer,  stockman  and  banker,  and  takes  an 
active  interest  in  all  educational  and  church  matters.  Being  a  resident  of  Onarga,  her  people  are 
very  grateful  to  him  as  a  benefactor,  he  having  made  the  first  offer  of  $25,000  for  the  endowment 
of  the  Seminary. 


DR.    D.    K.    PEARSON,   CHICAGO,    ILL. 

One  of  the  liberal  endowers  of  the  Seminary. 

Dr.  Pearson  has  helped  largely  in  the  endowment  of  more  than  twenty  seminaries  and  col- 
leges and  is  one  of  the  leading  philanthropists  of  our  country.  He  is  a  firm  believer  in  the  small 
Christian  school,  and  followed  Mr.  Rankin's  offer  with  $23,000. 


ELIJAH    BUNNELL,    MILFORD,    ILL. 

One  of  the  liberal  endowers  of  the  Seminary. 

Mr.  Bunnell  is  a  pioneer  citizen  of  Iroquois  County,  an  extensive  farmer,  a  Methodist,  and 
for  several  years  a  substantial  patron  of  the  Seminary. 


WM.    DEERING,    EVANSTON,    ILL. 

A  liberal  giver  toward  the  endowment 

Mr.  Deering  has  spent  large  amounts  of  money  for  educational  purposes  and  is  President  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Northwestern  University,     He  is  also  an  extensive  manufacturer. 


REV.    O.    T.    DWINELL. 

Pastor  of  the  M.  E.  Church,  Onarga,  III. 

Chairman  of  Executive  Committee  of  Board  of  Trustees. 

Mr.  Dwinell  was  untiring  in  his  efforts  to  secure  the  endowment  of  $100,000.  A  debt  of  $14,000 
was  paid  off  and  the  Seminary  affiliated  with  Northwestern  University,  which  places  this  school 
upon  a  firm  and  permanent  foundation. 

Acting  President  Grand  Prairie  Seminary,  1900-1901. 


GROUP    OK    SOME    OF    THE    FORMER    PRESIDENTS 
OF    GRAND     PRAIRIE    SEMINARY. 


REV.  J.  B.  ROBINSON. 
RKV.  F.  C.  DEMOREST. 


REV.  ELI  McCusH. 
RKV.  SAMUEL  VAN  PHLT. 


INTERIOR    VIEW    OF    AUDITORIUM. 
Seating  Capacity  700. 


The  Ladies'  Dormitory  will  accommodate  sixty  young  women  This  building  has  had  exten- 
sive improvements  made  to  it  during  the  present  summer.  It  is  now  well  provided  with  bath  rooms 
toilet  rooms  and  lavatories;  the  sleeping  chambers  and  the  dining  room  have  been  newly  frescoed, 
and  electric  lights  are  now  in  the  building.  All  the  buildings  are  heated  with  steam. 


A    GROUP    OF    FORMER    SEMINARY    STUDENTS    NOW    IN 
NORTHWESTERN    UNIVERSITY. 


i.     CLARENCE  THORN. 
4.     F.  H.  WEST. 
7.     G.  O.  DIETZ. 


2.     WALTER  H.  MEENTS. 

5.    LILLIAN  JOSE. 

8.     ARTHUR  J.  ELLIOTT. 


3.     CHAS.  W.  WARD. 

6.     HARRIET  B.  DURHAM. 

9.     C.  E.  DIETZ. 


SOCIETY    AND    RECEPTION    HALL. 


SENIOR    CLASS    OF    1901. 


SMITH  STOUTEMYER  WILCOX 

CARNEY  JACKSON 


ROY    G.    WILCOX. 
President  Senior  Class  1901 


GEORGE   W.  EGLEY. 
Representative  of  Commercial  Class. 


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MAIN    COMMERCIAL    ROOM. 


A    CLASS    IN    STENOGRAPHY    AND    TYPEWRITING. 


RESIDENCE  OF  HON.  WM.   A.    RANKIN,    STATE  REPRESENTATIVE. 


CHEMICAL    LABORATORY 


A    CLASS    IN    PHYSICAL    CULTURE. 


BLAIN  PARKS 

LARSON  SMITH 

RICHARDSON  BAYLOR 

CONNOR      HAZELBRING      AMIDON 


RESIDENCE  OF  C.    E.    MESSER,   GROCER,    ONARGA,    ILL. 


OFFICERS    OF    THE    CHRISTIAN    ASSOCIATIONS. 


EVANS  WORTHLEY. 

President  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  and  delegate  to  Lake 
Geneva  Convention,  Lake  Geneva,  Wis. 


MARGARET  STOUTEMYER. 

President  of  Y.  W.  C.  A.    Delegate  to  Y.  W.  C.  A 
Convention  at  Lake  Geneva,  Wis. 


The  two  Associations  wield  a  powerful  influence  in  the  school.  The  work  of  the  Christian 
Associations  is  to  endeavor  to  point  out  higher  ideals  of  Christian  life  and  to  encourage  and  inspire 
Christian  thought.  Every  Christian  young  person  is  invited  and  expected  to  work  in  these  Associa- 
tions and  every  effort  is  put  forth  to  interest  all  students  in  the  work. 


ERNEST    JOHNSON. 
One  of  the  loyal  workers  in  the  Y.  M.  C.  A. 


DIRECTORS    STUDIO. 


ART  STUDIO. 


OFFICERS    OF    THE    LINCOLNIAN    LITERARY    SOCIETY. 


BERNARD  GRIMES. 
President-Elect. 


PHOEBE  STUDLEY. 
Secretary. 


HOWARD  STOUTEMYER. 
President. 


This  society  holds  its  meetings  on  Monday  nights;  is  an  organization  of  both  young  men  and 
women  and  works  under  a  charter. 


THE  PENMAN'S  ART  JOURNAL 

A  large  number  of  our  students  during  the  past 
few  years  have  been  readers  of  this  magazine, 
published  at  202  Broadway,  New  York.  We  sug- 
gest that  persons  interested  write  for  sample  copy. 


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RESIDENCE  OF  E.    D.    DURHAM,    BANKER. 


MR     AND  MRS.   G.   FOREMAN.   THAWVILLE,    ILL. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Foreman  were  teachers  in  the  Melvin  schools  for  nine  years  and  say  they  never 
regret  the  time  they  spent  in  Grand  Prairie  Seminary.     Both  are  graduates  of  the  literary  course. 


OFFICERS    OF    THE    CHRESTOMATHEAN    LITERARY    SOCIETY. 


FRANK  C.   HILL. 
Treasurer. 


CHAS.    E     BARNUM. 
Secretary. 


The  Chrestomathean  is  the  oldest  society  in  the  school,  having  been  organized  in  1864.     This 
society  holds  its  meetings  on  Saturday  nights.     It  has  an  exclusive  organization  and  a  charter. 


Read  the  advertisements  in  the  back  of  this  book. 


RESIDENCE  OF  DR.   I     F.    PALMER,    M.    D.,     PRESIDENT  OF  TOWN   BOARD,   ONARGA,   ILL. 


S.   SAUL  LANGDOC. 

Pastor  M.  K.  Church,  Del  Key.  111. 

Mr.  Langdoc  is  a  successful  young  minister. 
Through  his  efforts  he  is  building  up  a  large 
church  membership. 


WARFIELD  RANKIN. 

Manager  of  his  father's  interests  at  Tarkio, 
Mo.,  and  a  former  Student  of  Grand  Prairie 
Seminary. 


OFFICERS    OF    THE    PHILOLETHEAN    LITERARY    SOCIETY. 


MARTHA  MATTHEWS. 
Secretary. 


BYRON  G.   CARNEY. 
President. 


LOUIS   J.   COLLINS. 
Treasurer. 


This  is  a  mixed  society  of  young  men  and  women  and  holds  its  meetings  on  Thursday  nights. 


Mr.  Collins   recently  secured   a   position  as   stenographer   with  the   Lake  Shore  &  Michigan 
Southern  Railroad  at  Chicago,  111.,  in  the  local  freight  office,  160  Polk  Street  and  Pacific  Avenue. 


RESIDENCE  OF  XV.    H.   EGLEY,    BANKER. 


D.  W.  MCMILLAN. 

Commercial  teacher  in  Public  Schools,  Cold- 
water,  Mich. 

Mr.  McMillan  is  a  graduate  of  both  the  liter- 
ary and  business  courses  of  the  Seminary.  He 
has  been  very  successful  in  his  present  position, 
which  he  has  held  for  the  past  two  years,  and  is 
elected  again  for  next  year. 


EDNA  E.  LEONARD. 

Clerk  in  Census  Department  of  the  govern- 
ment, Washington,  D.  C.  Salary  $1,000  per  year- 
Miss  Leonard  is  a  graduate  of  our  business 
department  and  went  to  Washington  in  June, 
1900,  where  she  successfully  passed  an  examina- 
tion and  was  immediately  appointed  to  the 
position  she  now  holds. 


OFFICERS    OF    THE    ATHLETIC    ASSOCIATION. 


THOS.    SCOTT. 
President  Athletic  Association. 

Mr.  Scott  is  an  enthusiast  in  athletics.  He  is 
also  Pastor  of  the  M.  E.  Church  at  La  Hogue, 
111.,  where  he  has  been  very  successful  in  his 
work. 


HARRY  M.   GIFFORD. 
Captain  of  Foot  Ball  Team. 

Mr.  Gifford  is  Treasurer  of  the  Alumni  Asso- 
ciation. 


CLYDE  S.    WOOD. 
Secretary  of  Athletic  Association. 


RESIDENCE  OF  D     C.    BROWN,    REAL  ESTATE  AGENT. 


-       ELMER  L.   BURR. 

Stenographer  for  H.  M.  Wood  Commission 
Co.,  South  Water  Street,  Chicago.  Salary  $740. 

Mr.  Burr  is  a  graduate  of  our  business  depart- 
ment and  in  a  letter  says:  "Having  spent  a 
little  more  than  a  year  at  Grand  Prairie  Semi- 
nary and  Commercial  College,  I  can  say  it  is  the 
cynosure  of  those  desiring  a  practical  commer- 
cial education." 


EMMA  THURBER. 

Expert  touch  operator  of  the  Remington 
machine.  Stenographer  for  Hirsch  Elson  Co., 
162  Market  Street,  Chicago,  111. 

Miss  Thurber  is  a  graduate  of  the  literaiy 
and  commercial  classes  of  1900,  and  a  graduate 
of  the  shorthand  class  of  1901. 


PARLOR    OF    WOMAN  S    HALL. 


MR.   AND  MRS     GEO.   L.   CLARKE. 
Successful  Managers  of  the  Boarding  Hall. 


EDITH  HARRY. 

Stenographer  in  the  office  of  her  father,  Judge 
Harry,  Watseka,  111. 

Miss  Harry  is  a  graduate  of  the  scientific 
course.  Class  1900,  and  also  pursued  a  course  in 
shorthand  while  in  the  Seminary. 


ARTHUR    SHEARER. 

Stenographer  and  clerk  for  the  Standard  Oil 
Co.,  5  Wabash  Avenue,  Chicago.  Salary  $720. 

Mr.  Shearer  took  a  competitive  test  with  a 
number  of  others  from  other  schools  and  was 
selected  to  fill  the  position  which  he  has  now 
successfully  held  for  more  than  a  year. 


LEWIS  LINDHOLM. 

Stenographer  and  bookkeeper  in  Roddick  & 
Son's  real  estate  and  insurance  office,  Chicago. 

Mr.  Lindholm  spent  nearly  two  years  as  a 
student  in  our  business  and  shorthand  depart- 
ments and  says  he  is  very  grateful  for  the  good 
influences  and  inspirations  brought  to  bear  upon 
him  while  in  school. 


AMY  AMIDON. 

Stenographer  for  Worst  &  Co.,  Chicago,  111. 

Miss  Amidon  is  a  very  rapid  writer  of  short- 
hand and  has  a  good  English  education,  which 
fits  her  for  the  position  she  now  holds. 


WM.    O.    KEEFE. 


Bookkeeper  for  McKinney  Hardware  &  Lum- 
ber Co.,  Piper  City,  111. 

Mr.  Keefe  is  a  well  qualified  bookkeeper  and 
a  graduate  of  the  Class  of  1900. 


R    C.  LUTTON. 

Assistant  Traffic  Manager  for  the  National 
Enameline  and  Stamping  Co.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Mr.  Lutton  has  been  engaged  with  the  above 
company  for  more  than  a  year  and  has  served  in 
the  capacity  of  bookkeeper,  as  stenographer, 
and  as  clerk. 


A.   F.    ANDERSON. 

Stenographer  and  bill-clerk  for  a  Chicago 
Lumber  Co. 

Mr.  Anderson  has  an  all-around  commercial 
education  and  is  a  good  writer  of  Graham  short- 
hand. He  has  recently  been  promoted  in  salary. 


R.   K.   MUNRO. 

Stenographer  and  assistant  bookkeeper  for 
R.  L.  Cummings,  grain  dealer,  Clifton,  111. 

Mr.  Munro  has  successfully  filled  his  position 
where  several  others  had  been  on  trial,  preced- 
ing him. 


GEORGE  LINDHOLM. 

Cleric  in  J.  L.  Saxton's  dry  goods  house, 
Gibson  City,  111. 

Mr.  Lindholm  has  had  considerable  exper- 
ience in  business,  and  says  that  he  never  regrets 
the  time  he  spent  in  the  business  department  of 
Grand  Prairie  Seminary. 


FRANK  P.  MCDONALD. 

Bookkeeper  for  Marshall  Field  &  Co., 
Chicago,  111. 

Mr.  McDonald  is  a  first-class  accountant, 
rapid  in  figures  and  capable  of  handling  a  large 
amount  of  work. 


VIEW  OF  AUDITORIUM   PLATFORM. 


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RICHARD  MEENTS. 

Cashier  of  Meents  &  Sons'  Bank,  Ashkum,  III. 

Mr.  Meents  is  a  former  student  and  one  of  several  of  the  same  family  who  have  secured  an 
education  in  Grand  Prairie  Seminary. 


RESIDENCE  OF  E.   L     WHEELER. 
Grain  Dealer,  Onarga,  111.,  and  Secretary  to  the  Board  of  Trustees. 


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MRS.   FURBY,    ASSISTANT 


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Farm   Harness 

Light  Single  and    Double 
Driving  Harness  on  hand. 


H.  J.  FREEMAN 

ONARQA,  ILLINOIS. 


S. 


C.   MOON  "PHONE  49 


Livery  Stable  and  Hack  Line 


Reasonable  Prices  and  Good  Rigs 
at  all  times. 


ONARGA,   ILLINOIS. 


DR.    I.   B.    JOHNSON 

DENTIST 


PHONE  No.  47 


ALMET  POWELL 

OILMAN,  ILLINOIS 

Dry  Goods,  Clothing,  Shoes,  Etc, 

We  make  a  specialty  of  Ladies'  Tailor-made  Suits  and  Gents' 

Furnishings. 

The   Largest  Stock  in  Iroquois  County. 
Do  not  fail  to  call  when  in  Gilman. 


W.    LAWHEAD 


Photographer 


ONARGA  AND  OILMAN,   ILL. 


C 


B.   BREWER  &  SON 


Merchant  Tailors 

All  work  guaranteed  and  done  in  our  own  shop 
under  our  own  supervision 


ONARGA,   ILL 


SAAC  AMERMANN 

Justice  of  the  Peace 


SlNC*    1866 


A  Notary  Public  and  makes  out  all  kinds  of  Legal  Papers 
Writes  Insurance  and  issues  Marriage  Licenses 
Probate 

ONARGA,   ILL 


•ARMELEE  &  BRENNER 


Wagon  and  Buggy  Makers 


ONARGA,   ILL 


VV.  P.  BAILEY 

—  THE  ONARGA  JEWELER  — 

Watches,  Clocks  and 
Jewelry 

Send  for  Catalog  Repairing  a  Specialty 


DR.    J.   T.   SEARCH 
DENTIST 

ODD  FELLOWS  BLOCK 
OFFICE  HOURS: 

8  A.  M.  to  12  M.,  i  to  5  P.  M.  ONARGA,    ILL. 


ONARGA  BAKERY 

-G.  T.   BYRNES  = 

Confectionery,     Ice    Cream    Parlor 
Fruits  and   Cigars  = 


A.   J.  NEWELL,  M.  D. 
MARY  B.  NEWELL,  M.  D. 


Office  and  Residence 
Telephone  No.  34  One  Block  West  of  the  Seminary 


RlSSER  B 


1SSER  J3ROTHERS 

ONARGA,   ILL. 

Dry  Goods    Clothing 
Fine  Shoes    Groceries 

Some  of  our  Specialties: 

Ladies'  Fine  Dress  Goods. 
Ladies'  Up-to-date  Wraps. 

Extra  Values  in   Ladies  and  Men's  Fine 
Shoes  at  $2.00,  $2.50  and  $3.00. 

Sole  agents  in  Onarga  for   Ladies'  Queen 
Quality  Shoe,  $3.00,  and 

Men's  Douglas  Shoes,   $3.00  and  $3.50. 

Latest  Styles  in   Men's  Furnishings,  and 
last  but  not  least  — 

Men's  Fine  Clothing  at  Popular  Prices. 


GOOD  TO  EAT 


Most  everything  in  our  Grocery  Department  (located  in  the 
basement)  is  that  way.  We  are  doing  our  best  to  keep  the  cleanest, 
safest  grocery  stock  in  Onarga.  Our  large  sales  show  that  people 
appreciate  our  efforts.  We  make  a  specialty  of  Fine  Fresh  Candies, 
Fresh  Fruits,  Nuts  and  all  kinds  of  Canned  Goods. 

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Grand  Prairie 
Seminary 

(AFFILIATED  WITH   NORTHWESTERN   UNIVERSITY) 


Onarga 
Illinois 


Offers   the   following    inducements    to 
students  : 

ACADEMIC  DEPARTMENT 

Classical 

Philosophical 

Scientific 

Normal  and 

College  Preparatory  Courses 

COMMERCIAL  COLLEGE 

Higher  Business  Course  (2  years) 
Bookkeeping  Course 
Shorthand  and  Typewriting 

DEPARTMENT  OF  ORATORY 

(Including  work  in  Physical  Culture) 

CONSERVATORY  OF  MUSIC 
ART  DEPARTMENT 


iWRITE  FOR  PARTICULARS 


REV.  FRANK  G.  BARNES,  D.  D. 

President       :        :        :        ONARGA,   ILLINOIS 


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the  peruser  of  this  book,  especially  to  those  who  contemplate 
gaining  an  education  on  economical  plans,  will  find  upon  in- 
vestigation and    by  practical  experience  that   Grand  Prairie 
Seminary  and  Commercial  College  is  a  reasonable  seat,   if  not  the 
most  reasonable  whereby  an  education  can  be  obtained. 

It  is  the  experience  of  many  who  have  passed  the  time  of  study 
and  entered  into  the  stern  realities  of  life,  that  while  in  pursuit  of 
knowledge  they  made  a  great  mistake,  namely — after  spending  two 
years  in  the  preparatory  course  they  did  not  continue  in  the  same  line 
of  study  for  two  more  years  which  would  have  placed  them  on  the 
same  footing  with  those  who  did.  We  find  many  who  are  doing  the 
same  thing  by  leaving  off  at  the  two  year  period  and  taking  up  a  line 
of  study  that  prepares  them  for  the  commercial  world.  There  is 
plenty  of  time  for  one  to  complete  that  line  after  a  thorough  knowl- 
edge in  literature.  Make  yourself  capable  of  holding  any  position 
that  may  come  to  you  in  life,  and  should  you  be  awarded  a  position 
that  requires  knowledge  foreign  to  that  which  can  be  obtained  by  a 
mere  pieparatory  course,  you  will  be  ready  to  fill  the  position 
acceptably. 

Unless  you  are  thoroughly  prepared,  you  will  find  ere  you  have 
proceeded  far  with  records  that  have  to  be  made,  that  your  superiors 
will  find  grammatical  errors,  and  will  make  note  of  them,  and  in  a 
short  time  your  services  will  not  be  needed.  The  world  at  large 
wants  better  educated  people  and  those  who  can  help  progression 
progress.  Progress  cannot  avail  without  thorough  education,  and 
should  the  readers  get  this  idea  installed  into  their  heads  it  will  prove 
to  be  a  great  advantage  over  those  who  neglect  their  education. 
Your  progress  will  be  slow  unless  you  fully  prepare  yourself  for  the 
work  you  are  to  undertake.  Come  to  Onarga.  Attend  Grand  Prairie 
Seminary  and,  by  the  way,  do  not  forget  during  your  sojourn  in  the 
city  that 


C     E.   M  E  S  S  E  R 


KEEPS     FAIR 


Groceries  and  Provisions 


The 

Remington 

Typewriter 

has  the  Lightest  Touch 


that  saves  labor;  and  does  the  quickest  work  —  that  saves  time. 
Time  and  labor  are  saved  by  the  REMINGTON.  It  is  built  to  do 
the  hardest  work  that  is  ever  required  of  a  writing  machine.  Its 
supreme  worth  has  been  established  by  a  quarter  of  a  century  of 
unfailing  service. 


WYCKOFF,  SEAMANS  &  BENEDICT 

T.  L.  FINDLEY,  Resident  Salesman 
PEORIA.  ILLINOIS 


